This crossword No. 27972 clues and answers were published on Thu 07 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27972 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Confident, like retiring American left-winger : ASSURED
5-across – Perform check, covering county where Homer settled? : DOVECOT
9-across – Shell uncovered beside cape — a crab’s disabled without it : CHELA
10-across – Visited area excluded from redraft of final edict : INFLICTED
11-across – Girlfriend installed in Frenchman’s love nest, maybe : PIEDATERRE
12-across – Expressed regret for euro, say : ROO
14-across – Priest in country after a spell oddly lost independence : SELFRELIANCE
18-across – Keeping quiet, with some little doubt : PRESERVATION
21-across – Rubbish article in Times : TAT
22-across – Adequate turnover for Guardian, working well without capital : SUFFICIENT
25-across – Body of Christians threatening war leader : CHURCHILL
26-across – Review of global IT firm in Sky features : NIMBI
27-across – Release bargain offer for telly addicts? : SETFREE
28-across – Hold back company books and most of inventory : CONTROL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Agree to clubs participating in expert training : ACCEPT
2-down – One’s endeavouring to spot king and queen : SEEKER
3-down – Revived a festival introduced by Magritte and Dali, originally : REAWAKENED
4-down – Press campaign : DRIVE
5-down – Furore following elevated journalist’s stay : DEFERMENT
6-down – Worthless classical poet promoting his verse : VOID
7-down – Processed grain etc, providing food : CATERING
8-down – See through end of telescope in port after it’s set up : TIDEOVER
13-down – Insular Spaniard working as cathedral junior : MINORCANON
15-down – Preferred winding route via south of France : FAVOURITE
16-down – Remove clogs, seeing good time ahead : UPSTICKS
17-down – Put an end to trusted criminal carrying drug : DESTRUCT
19-down – Curmudgeon in receipt of Nutmeg’s misdirected delivery? : BEAMER
20-down – Where you’d expect a barrister from superior chambers? : ATRIAL
23-down – Upset roughly one litre of pharmaceutical acid : FOLIC
24-down – Damage statuette, knocking head off : SCAR
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.